"Renaissance Thinking About the Issues of Our Day"
August 2011
Transcript: Thom Hartmann & Cliff Schecter: The GOP's evolution from Reagan to Bush to Perry. 18 August '11
Thom Hartmann: So what’s the deal with Rick Perry bashing, other than the obvious. Actually at a press conference today, or a press, you know one of these meet and greet things, it wasn’t even a town hall, it was in a restaurant or something like that. He was eating food.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: The $1 Million Corporate Personhood Mystery. 5 August '11
Republican front-runner for President Willard Mitt Romney is swimming in money today.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: Is the Era of Big Gov over & the Era of Hostage Taking here? 4 August '11
In 1996 - President Bill Clinton said this:
Wednesday 31 August '11 show notes
- Bill Press, host of The Bill Press Show, in for Thom.
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine. The chapter that went missing from Dick Cheney's book.
- Sam Pizzigati, Institute for Policy Studies. Explosive new report - CEO's rewarded for tax dodging.
- Eric Burns, Bullfight Strategies.
Daily Topics - Wednesday August 31st, 2011
The Big Picture "On Air" Questions or Comments for Thom?
Please welcome Bill Press, host of The Bill Press Show, in for Thom today!
Republicans - Read the Constitution!
Republican Congressman from Ohio Steve Chabot doesn’t know jack about the Constitution. Last week – the Congressman – fearing that tough questions asked of him may end up on YouTube – banned constituents from having cameras at his town hall meeting – even employing the police to confiscate recording devices from attendees. Now – the first circuit U.S Court of Appeals has ruled that citizens have a right to film government Tuesday 30 August '11 show notes
- Show live from the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0.
- Michael Yackira, NV Energy. Geothermal energy.
- John Podesta, Center for American Progress. Future of clean energy.
- Dr. James Hanson, NASA. Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline, environment.
- Governor Christine Gregoire.
Monday 29 August '11 show notes
- Brian Hughes, The Washington Examiner. Is it Obama's bad economy now...majority of Americans still say Bush to blame.
- Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Films. What are the Kochs up to now?
- Gretchen Hamel, Public Notice.
At least one Republican has Gotten the Message
At least one Republican has gotten the message. Senator John Thune from South Dakota told a local newspaper that if he’s learned one thing during this August recess holding town hall meetings with constituents – it’s don’t cut Medicare and Social Security. Thune told the paper that that message is one that he’ll be taking back to Washington, DC. Of course – the rest of the Republican Party still doesn’t get it.
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